Essays on Sociology

Childhood As a young child, my parent’s instilled expectations of acceptable and appropriate behavior. My parents believed strongly in raising me with Christian values and therefore, my behavior was expected to model that of a Christian young lady. These modeling of behaviors included respecting my parents and others by presenting myself as courteous, kind, and...

The American dream is the idea that if you come to this country you’re given the opportunity to do whatever you want with your life, and that you can be whoever you want. Therein lies the first issue with this concept: opportunity. Opportunity is the main idea that keeps the American dream alive. It’s an...

Promoting and supporting diversity in the workplace remains an essential aspect of good people management. It entails valuing everyone in an organization as an individual. However, companies have not been able to reap the benefits of a diverse workforce due to the lack of an inclusive work environment where everyone feels able to participate and...

“I am Joaquín. I must fight and win this struggle for my sons, and they must know from me who I am… La raza! Méjicano! Español! Latino! Chicano! Or whatever I call myself, I look the same, I feel the same, I cry, and sing the same.” An excerpt from the poem I am Joaquín...

Sometimes dreams are much more elusive than they may originally appear. This is apparent in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragedy novel, The Great Gatsby, where a young male arriviste wishes to regain the love of a married woman- in the process, conflict ensues, ultimately ending in the death of the ambitious man. Although all members of...

 I remember my grandmother telling me, “Once you are married, mijita, you stay there forever.” I was raised in a catholic family, under the impression that marriage was eternal (literally), and divorces a sin. At the same time, I was growing up in a country where the divorcing patterns were practically shaping the culture, and...

Pictures this you are a young woman living in Mexico. You have just finished high school and you have your whole life ahead of you. You are filled with anticipation and excitement for what the future has in store for you. Then your parents tell you they don’t expect you to go to college and...

Kindergarten to Senior year in high school, that’s thirteen years of trying to decide what you want to go to college for. Some people are lucky, they know early on and have a plan for the rest of their life. Having said that, others aren’t so sure what they can see themselves doing for the...

Diversity is a distinguishing part of who I am. As an individual from the small and often secluded country of Palestine, I have a dual perspective having learned a great deal about diversity from being in the United States since 2013 as well as the country where I am from. My country is not as...

For Chicanos, there was more to the struggle of finding equality. It was a matter of learning to recuperate from the past, deal with the present, and find their identity in a new land that was once theirs. The primary source that will be addressed is titled, Ruben Salazar, the National Chicano Moratorium, 1970. Ruben Salazar...